The Quran and Sunnah are the true criterion of Right and Wrong
“Then We sent following their footsteps Our messengers and followed [them] with Jesus, the son of Mary, and gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who followed him compassion and mercy. But monasticism, they invented it; We did not prescribe it for them except [that they did so] seeking the approval of Allah. But they did not observe it with due observance. So We gave the ones who believed among them their reward, but many of them are defiantly disobedient.”
(Quran 57:27)
- No Renunciation of the World:
- Islam encourages engagement with the world while maintaining spiritual devotion. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “There is no monasticism in Islam.” (Sahih Bukhari).
- Muslims are encouraged to marry, work, and participate in society while fulfilling their religious obligations.
- Moderation in Worship:
- Islam teaches moderation in all aspects of life, including worship. Excessive asceticism or withdrawal from society is not encouraged.
- The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) warned against extremism in religion, saying, “Do not impose hardships on yourselves, lest you be imposed with hardships, for indeed some people imposed hardships on themselves, so Allah imposed hardships on them.” (Sunan Abi Dawud).
- Compassion and Mercy:
- The Quran praises the compassion and mercy that were placed in the hearts of the true followers of Jesus. This highlights the importance of these qualities in worship and daily life.
- Rejection of Innovations:
- Islam emphasizes following the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah without adding or subtracting from them. Monasticism is seen as an innovation that deviated from the original teachings of Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him).
Islam doesn’t restrict us, it protects us.
Everything we say and do is from our knowledge. The more knowledge of revelation we have, the more morally and purposefully we live.
You are not allowed to unveil your faults
- Criticism to correct you.
- Criticism to hurt you.
- Criticism to backbite about you.
Free Will
- You are the sum of all the choices you made in life.
- Every time you are present, ignoring the voices in your head, you build new pathways in your brain.
- Hold yourself accountable for your thoughts and actions.
- Struggle will bring some peace, but Complete peace is only in Jannah.
- Haraam is harmful
- Gender theory vs biology
- They deny the innate nobility and dignity of human beings. Darwinian thinking.
- The companions conquered Rome and Persia. They are still upset.
- We could have international institutions which are more stronger, transparent and responsible.
- They say they apply tariffs on imports to protect jobs.
- The value of time and money in Islam
Self-control
- Watch yourself and listen
- Just Observe
- Don’t allow wants and desires to interfere with that.
- You are ignorant about who you are
- What am I willing to do?
- What am I interested in?
- What do I procrastinate about and why?
- What am I unwilling to do?
- What do I think is good?
- What do I congratulate myself for accomplishing?
- What do I berate myself for failing to confront and to implement?
- You are ignorant about who you could be.
- You can’t find your authentic self as a consequence of a journey within.
- There is just no enough of you.
- You have to be informed by the broader social world.
- Human beings have a dual nature
- The mature self see’s the future and consequences of your actions on the community and those around you.
- Childish selfish Hedonist. A constraint of order or system, is not a limit of freedom, but delivers greater Freedom.
- You have a God-given identity at birth and our identity changes as we learn.
- We learn new ideas and ideologies from our interaction with people in our environment.
- Living identities given to us by our rulers.
- Hell is slavery to your desires, to Satan, to everything except Allah.
- You have a why, you can bear any how.
- Life is suffering, because we are mortal and fragile.
- Adopt responsibility and struggle uphill.
- Be grateful for happiness.
- Adventure to excellence.
Self-Respect
- Unshakeable confidence, not arrogance
- Treat yourself like a creature of value.
- Lose the ego, it is blocking you from moving forward.
- A man who respects himself does not argue about whether he deserves respect, he enforces it.
- He doesn’t try to convince anyone to value him, he walks away. You will not entertain it.
- By walking away, you prove that you are a man of standards.
- He teaches people how to treat him.
- When she shows you her level of respect through her words, believe her.
- You are teaching her how to teach you.
- Love without respect is manipulation, a test.
- Love is not a bargaining chip, used to control another person.
- Respect is the foundation of attraction.
- Love is not a test of obedience.
- Compromise is a mutual act to make things better for both of them.
- Establish boundaries, establish who you are.
- I just want to have fun
- Freedom without accountability.
- A person who prioritizes fun over meaning, loyalty and growth.
- When the fun stops, then the relationship is over.
- She does not see you as someone that is worthy of investing in.
- I am a man of purpose, a man of vision, and I will not be reduced to be a source of amusement.
- The strong man
- Stands firm
- Does not need a women’s approval
